Population
12'644↑1.1%
About Villars-sur-Glâne
City · Fribourg
Villars-sur-Glâne is a municipality in the district of Sarine in the canton of Fribourg in Switzerland.
Population
12'644
Tax multiplier
64%
Villars-sur-Glâne in numbers
Federal data — BFS (STATPOP, STATENT, land use), ESTV, BAKOM, ARE.64%
Bottom 10% in canton
Median taxable income
CHF 50'131↓0.2%
Above average in canton
Median net income
CHF 56'780↑0.3%
71%
Cantonal tax multiplier
96%
0.98%↑16.7%
Middle in canton
- Settlement56%
- Agriculture25%
- Forest17%
- Other2%
Foreign residents
35.2%↑0.1%
Top 10% in canton
Median rent
CHF 19/ m²
+7% vs CH
Dwellings
5'714
Jobs (FTE)
8'756↓0.1%
93%
67%
Fibre
Housing market in Villars-sur-Glâne
The rental vacancy rate is 0.98%, 14% below the cantonal average (1.14 %) — a tight rental market. The municipal tax multiplier (Steuerfuss) is 64%, 19% below the cantonal average (79 %) — tax-favourable. Median taxable income is CHF 63'831, 3% above the Swiss median (CHF 61'929). Villars-sur-Glâne has 12'644 residents (2025).
Source: Swiss Federal Statistical Office (BFS).
